ficus Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun large genus of tropical trees or shrubs or climbers including fig trees
    genus Ficus.

WordNet

Fi"cus noun
Etymology
L., a fig.
Definitions
  1. A genus of trees or shrubs, one species of which (F. Carica) produces the figs of commerce; the fig tree. ✍ Ficus Indica is the banyan tree; F. religiosa, the peepul tree; F. elastica, the India-rubber tree.

Webster 1913